My huskies couldn't be any more happier if they tried in these last couple days!

I hear you asking, "well whats got these pups so pumped?"

The snow storm of the year! that's what!

I know a lot of you have got hit with the storm a couple days ago as well!

Check out these photo's

of our beautiful, wonderful, white, fluffy husky heaven!

The sepia version

The original

So you can imagine, we have some pretty happy huskies at our house right now.

I think they were starting to get depressed as they felt the warmer weather coming.

So one last good snow storm was just what the huskies ordered!

HUSKY FUN FACT :

Our fun fact for the vibe today is digging.

Aside from playing in the snow, and pulling sleds, huskies were born to dig!

I have posted in previous vibes that huskies are know for being escape artists.

And digging falls right into that category.

The best and only way to stop a husky from escaping via holes under your fence, is to put your fence a few feet in the ground, as well as at LEAST 6 ft tall!

And man can they dig fast!!

Look away for one second, when you turn back you could have a hole a foot deep in an instant!

Luckily I always accompany my huskies outside, so I am always watching, BUT that doesn't mean there is not still some digging going on!

Here is Koda have a ton of fun digging his tunnels!

Of course I made some of them Sepia for the hop!

Now check out these great shots i found of huskies hard at work! Escape is a huskies middle name!Siberian - escape - husky!Yup! Sounds about right!

(photo credit to article.wn.com)

Photo credit to www.husky-owners-.com

In this last photo, you will notice a poor attempt at covering up the holes already dug by these guys with a bunch of rocks!

What can I do to stop my husky from digging?

Before I share some tips on this, first it is important to know the reasons behind why a husky loves to dig.

The first reason, is obvious. It's fun! Who doesn't want to dig holes? I remember being young and playing at the beach or in our sandbox, and having a blast! Playing in the dirt is fun when your young, and/or when your a pup!

Another reason is boredom. If a husky gets bored, they get destructive. Indoors when this happens, you can say goodbye to your couch cushions, or your shoes etc . . . but if a husky is kept outdoors for a length of time, they get bored. And what is there to do? DIG!

Third reason could be that they are hot! Yep, hot! Huskies have it in their blood to dig a hole both to cool down, and to warm up! A husky in the cold left outdoors (racing huskies etc) will dig a hole and lay in it with their tail wrapped around their noses, to keep warm! In the summer, they will dig a hole in the dirt and lay in it, because it keeps them cool.

Now that you know the reasons for digging, how bout some tips?!

It is a good idea to give your husky their own spot to dig. When I adopted my first husky (Mika) I read all about this, so when I noticed she started to dig one day, I redirected her to a spot further down in the yard, and that became her "go to" spot any time she felt like digging.

If she tried to dig elsewhere, I would simply redirect her again. She learned fast where she could dig and where she could not. Since Mika is the oldest of the pack, the other two follow her to the digging spot.

Make sure your husky has shade from the sun! The earth is nice and cool when you dig deep and lay down, so be sure that your dog always has shade, and cool water, to help keep that heat away!

(which i am sure you all do anyways, right? . . . right?

Exercise your husky! If I have said it once, I have said it a thousand times, an exercised husky is a good husky! Make sure they get walks, time to run and play etc . . . this way they will be to tired and relaxed to feel the need to be overly destructive!

My final tip - Do not leave your husky unattended in your backyard all the time!

As I said before I am always outside with my pack, so this is not a concern for me, but dangerous things can happen when you leave your dog unattended in the yard all day.

They can ESCAPE, and dog knows what happens then!

One of those thieving horrid dog 'stealers' have much easier access to your dog if they are by themselves all the time, and so many more dangers.

These tips aren't just for our beloved huskies either, they go for any breed, anywhere!

I know it's not just us who have a fascination with throwing dirt around, am I right?

Does anybody else experience holes in their yard from their pets?

Leave your answers in the comments below!

Thanks for catchin' the vibe with us today everyone!

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I know some of you voted after I posted about this yesterday and we thank you BIG time!! Thanks to your votes, we are only a couple away from first place! BUT we are still down! And the voting will continue from now to April 1st! So there is lots of time left and you can vote once a day! It's super easy! Just one click!

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Haha!!! Oh no! Actually a funny thing happened to me! I was picking up some doggie "messes" in the yard and the snow had covered the holes, and I stepped in one of them!!! Luckily I didn't hurt myself! Ah well! I knew they were there, but I wasn't thinking cuz they were covered. BOL!

I'm glad someone is happy about the snow!! Our golden retriever loves to dig too, so thanks for all the great tips....she's teaching Luke now also, so we're going to need them. It's not so bad when they dig in the snow, but the dirt is another story, they don't stay so clean! Plus we've also got those holes all over the yard that we have to try not to step in.Happy Sepia Saturday!Jan, Wag 'n Woof Pets

I definitely know exactly what your saying! The best thing I ever did was pick a corner of the yard for them to dig. Redirecting works wonders!! But unfortunately that's does not help the dirtyness factor! BOL can't help ya there!

I dig so deep holes about 1 ½ meters in under our lawn. And the strange thing is that when my peeps put the soil back into the hole, there is not enough. There is still a gap of half a meter back. Once the lawn collapsed when my dad went on and he fell into the hole I had dug. It was too funny because he didn't hurt himself. My mom laughed a lot. Have a great day.

By the way, Huskies would do well in the mountains...if you could afford a fence...(you have to drill each post into solid rock...only about an inch of dirt on top of rock). Get the picture? Wouldn't have to trim the nails on the front paws! BOL!

Haha! So basically what your telling me is that it is one big nail file up there in those pretty mountains of yours!!! BOL that's pawsome! Thanks so much for voting!! Come back tomorrow for another pawlease!

Two of my dogs came from a rescue organization called husky house. Although neither of my dogs are Huskies, we learned a lot about from Lorraine. She wouldn't adopt out any huskies to people who weren't used to dealing with them, mostly because of the digging and escape artistry. Luckily, my two months don't have much of that digging drive in them, but we do have a tall fence just in case.

Mommy voted! Good luck! We like to dig holes even though mommy doesn't like it so much. Ash dug a really deep hole the other day cause she thought there was a mole down there. She never found it though:(

Oh thats great!!!!! Please tell your mommy a big thank you from Lexus!!! And remember to try and vote every day if she can, we need all the help we can get! thank you!Maybe you will get the mole next time!!! Paws crossed!

Hey Yea! Give us a call any time! We will be there to bust ya out! We got yer back!!!!And nope u didn't miss it! We have just had sooooooo many posts that sort of have a time limit on when they have to be posted, but I will let you know when the award post goes up though so no worries!

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